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CTRN Stock Forecast: Citi Trends, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 14 Aug 2026
$74
−0.85% on the day

The 2 Wall Street analysts covering Citi Trends, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $77 — +4.2% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 86 of 100 as at 13 Aug 2026 — inside the top quartile. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.

Market cap
$620.9M
Ticker Nerd rank
86 / 100
Median analyst target
$77
Analysts covering
2
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+1.7%
1M
+17.0%
YTD
+77.8%
1Y
+126.1%
From 52W high
−3.0%
From 52W low
+140.4%
$31
$76
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

CTRN stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Citi Trends, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 13 Aug 2026
86 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Momentum
98
Growth
97
Revisions
91
Accruals
74
Size
51
Issuance
44
Quality
42
Value
37
Volatility
21

Momentum (98): The shares have been drifting up relative to others.

Volatility (21): The share price moves around a lot.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

CTRN stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on CTRN, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$30$40$50$60$70$80Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26CTRNHigh $81Median $77Low $73

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

What Wall Street says2 analysts
2 Buy0 Hold0 Sell
Low $73Median $77High $81

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +4.2% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first
DateFirmActionRatingTarget
25 June 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy$68 → $73
25 June 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy—
3 June 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy—
28 May 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy—
4 Dec 2025DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy—
3 Dec 2025DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy—
27 Aug 2025DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy—
19 Mar 2025DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy—
4 Dec 2024Craig-HallumMaintainsHold—
4 Dec 2024DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy—
28 Aug 2024Craig-HallumMaintainsHold—
28 Aug 2024DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy—
5 June 2024BenchmarkReiteratesBuy—
5 June 2024Craig-HallumMaintainsHold—
20 Mar 2024BenchmarkReiteratesBuy—
20 Mar 2024Craig-HallumDowngradeHold—
19 Mar 2024Craig-HallumDowngradeHold—
13 Sept 2023BenchmarkReiteratesBuy—
23 Aug 2023BenchmarkReiteratesBuy—
23 Aug 2023Craig-HallumUpgradeBuy—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

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Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. CTRN appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Estimates

CTRN analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+46.7%
Analysts raising
1
Analysts cutting
0
Fundamentals

Citi Trends, Inc. (CTRN) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
51.4×

Cheaper than 15% of US stocks

Price / sales
0.7×

Cheaper than 77% of US stocks

Price / book
4.8×

Cheaper than 23% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
39.4×

Cheaper than 7% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
14.4%

Higher than 62% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
790.2%

Higher than 97% of US stocks

Gross margin
40.0%

Higher than 50% of US stocks

Operating margin
3.2%

Higher than 51% of US stocks

Net margin
1.4%

Higher than 50% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
10.3%

Higher than 64% of US stocks

Return on assets
−0.0%

Higher than 43% of US stocks

Dividend yield
0.4%

Higher than 9% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Peers

CTRN vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelApparel Retail
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
CTRNCiti Trends, Inc.$620.9M
86
SFIXStitch Fix, Inc.$474.8M
80
CALCaleres, Inc.$464.7M
45
SHOEShoe Station Group, Inc.$415.4M
64
LELands' End, Inc.$387.7M
56
GCOGenesco, Inc.$385.5M
95
ZUMZZumiez, Inc.$318.9M
79

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Citi Trends, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest CTRN news & analysis

CitiTrends Pre-Announces Strong Preliminary Q2 Sales in Advance of Conference Participation and Sets Date for Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Business Wire · 10 Aug 2026positive

Citi Trends announced it will participate in the virtual 2026 Small Cap Conference hosted by D.A. Davidson on August 10, 2026, with CEO Ken Seipel and CFO Heather Plutino representing the company. The company also pre-announced strong preliminary second-quarter sales and set a date for its second-quarter 2026 earnings release and conference call.

Why it matters — The pre-announcement of strong preliminary Q2 sales signals early evidence of the retailer's recent performance ahead of its formal earnings release, which CTRN shareholders will be watching closely.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about CTRN stock

What is the CTRN stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 2 Wall Street analysts covering Citi Trends, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $77, with estimates ranging from $73 to $81. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is CTRN stock a buy right now?

Of the 2 analysts covering Citi Trends, Inc., 2 rate it a Buy, 0 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Citi Trends, Inc. 86 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 13 Aug 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank CTRN?

As at 13 Aug 2026, Citi Trends, Inc. ranks 86 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Momentum (98 of 100).

Will CTRN stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 2 analysts implies +4.2% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Citi Trends, Inc. 86 out of 100 as at 13 Aug 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the CTRN stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Citi Trends, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for CTRN are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $73 to $81 over the next 12 months.

How has CTRN stock performed over the past year?

Citi Trends, Inc. returned +126.1% over the 12 months to 14 Aug 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Citi Trends, Inc. do?

Citi Trends Inc. is a specialty value retailer focused on urban fashion apparel, accessories, and home products in the United States.

What is the latest news on CTRN?

The most recent item we track (Business Wire, 10 Aug 2026): "CitiTrends Pre-Announces Strong Preliminary Q2 Sales in Advance of Conference Participation and Sets Date for Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call". Citi Trends announced it will participate in the virtual 2026 Small Cap Conference hosted by D.A. Davidson on August 10, 2026, with CEO Ken Seipel and CFO Heather Plutino representing the company. The company also pre-announced strong preliminary second-quarter sales and set a date for its second-quarter 2026 earnings release and conference call.

Company

About Citi Trends, Inc.

Citi Trends Inc. is a specialty value retailer focused on urban fashion apparel, accessories, and home products in the United States. The company targets value-conscious customers with trend-focused merchandise across men’s, women’s, and children’s categories, including fashion sportswear for newborns, infants, toddlers, boys, and girls. Citi Trends also offers a broad range of accessories such as handbags, jewelry, footwear, belts, intimate apparel, scrubs, and sleepwear, alongside functional and decorative home goods, beauty products, books, toys, and electronic accessories. Operating a large chain of stores in both urban and rural markets across numerous states, Citi Trends concentrates on a single retail operations segment, enabling a streamlined merchandising and sourcing model. The company partners with a wide network of domestic manufacturers and importers and markets certain products under in-house brands like Citi Steps and Red Ape. Headquartered in Savannah, Georgia, Citi Trends plays a distinct role within the U.S. apparel retail and discount/value segment by combining fashion-oriented assortments with budget-friendly pricing for underserved markets.

CEO Mr. Kenneth Duane Seipel · 2,500 employees · United States · https://cititrends.com